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The Framework Laptop 16 Can Now Be Upgraded to an RTX 5070

It has been a big year for repairable-laptop maker Framework. After launching the Framework Laptop 12 and the Framework Desktop this summer, the company is now rolling out a big update to the Framework Laptop 16. The machine can be configured with (or upgraded to) an Nvidia RTX 5070 laptop graphics card. You can also upgrade to the new 2025 mainboard, which includes the next-gen AMD Ryzen AI 300 series chips. Why is this a big deal? Well, Framework is a company we've grown to appreciate a lot o

Tesla rejected $60 million settlement in Autopilot case that ultimately cost it 4 times that amount

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The proposal stemmed from a lawsuit filed by the families of the victims in a 2019 crash in which a Tesla Model S driver using Autopilot crashed into a parked vehicle, killing a woman and seriously injuring her boyfriend. The lawyers re

Dyson’s 360 Vis Nav, our favorite robot vacuum for carpets, is half off

The Dyson 360 Vis Nav is one of the most powerful robot vacuums out there. In fact, its 65 air watts of suction makes it the best option for carpets (even high pile) that we’ve tested yet. And, right now it’s half off at $499 at Amazon, Target, and directly from Dyson. The robovac’s long, fluffy roller brush looks identical to what comes with Dyson’s stick vacuums, and features three surfaces designed to pick up everything from large debris to fine dust while digging deep into carpet fibers. Co

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Parents sue OpenAI over ChatGPT’s role in son’s suicide

In Brief Before 16-year-old Adam Raine died by suicide, he had spent months consulting ChatGPT about his plans to end his life. Now, his parents are filing the first known wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI, The New York Times reports. Many consumer-facing AI chatbots are programmed to activate safety features if a user expresses intent to harm themselves or others. But research has shown that these safeguards are far from foolproof. In Raine’s case, while using a paid version of ChatGPT-4

How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change

Fixing climate change is no small task — just ask carbon removal developers like Mitti Labs. The New York-based startup has developed technology to measure how much methane is released by rice paddies and uses it to train hundreds of thousands of farmers in climate-friendly practices. It’s the sort of high-touch endeavor that venture capitalists typically avoid. So how has Mitti managed to raise funding from its investors? In short: partnerships. Mitti has started working with The Nature Cons

Logitech MX Master 4 flagship mouse to offer haptic feedback – report

Earlier this year, we spotted signs of a Logitech MX Master 4 in the works, replacing the 3S, and we subsequently got a closer look at it. Now a new report says it will include haptic feedback … The Logitech MX Master 3 and 3S have long been a popular choice for power users, thanks to a combination of ergonomic design, pixel-level precision, customization options, gesture controls, and multi-device pairing. All that has made the device a go-to for many creatives and coders. A regulatory filing

How I easily transfer files between my Android phone and Mac - for free

QuickDrop / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Sharing files between Android and MacOS couldn't be any easier. QuickDrop is a free app that can be used by anyone. A few extra steps to take on MacOS, but it's still quite easy. Any app that is designed to transfer files should do one thing and one thing well -- make the process simple. If it's not simple, the app shouldn't be considered for general usage. There are severa

The TTY Demystified (2008)

The TTY subsystem is central to the design of Linux, and UNIX in general. Unfortunately, its importance is often overlooked, and it is difficult to find good introductory articles about it. I believe that a basic understanding of TTYs in Linux is essential for the developer and the advanced user. Beware, though: What you are about to see is not particularly elegant. In fact, the TTY subsystem — while quite functional from a user's point of view — is a twisty little mess of special cases. To und

Deeper Than Deep: David Reich's genetics lab unveils our prehistoric past (2017)

“It’s like the discovery of the New World,” David Reich tells me. “Everything is new, nobody’s looked at it in this way before, so how can things not be interesting?” The excitement surrounding David Reich’s ancient genetics lab at Harvard Medical School is almost palpable. Journals like Science and Nature are unstinting in their praise of the work being done in the Reich Laboratory. Reich and his colleagues are rewriting the history of the human species. Like a scientific Cecil B. DeMille, the

One Universal Antiviral to Rule Them All?

For a few dozen people in the world, the downside of living with a rare immune condition comes with a surprising superpower—the ability to fight off all viruses. Columbia immunologist Dusan Bogunovic discovered the individuals’ antiviral powers about 15 years ago, soon after he identified the genetic mutation that causes the condition. At first, the condition only seemed to increase vulnerability to some bacterial infections. But as more patients were identified, its unexpected antiviral benef

Google’s AI model just nailed the forecast for the strongest Atlantic storm this year

In early June, shortly after the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season, Google unveiled a new model designed specifically to forecast the tracks and intensity of tropical cyclones. Part of the Google DeepMind suite of AI-based weather research models, the "Weather Lab" model for cyclones was a bit of an unknown for meteorologists at its launch. In a blog post at the time, Google said its new model, trained on a vast dataset that reconstructed past weather and a specialized database contain

Security researcher maps hundreds of TeslaMate servers spilling Tesla vehicle data

A security researcher has found over a thousand publicly exposed hobby servers run by Tesla vehicle owners that are spilling sensitive data about their vehicles, including their granular location histories. Seyfullah Kiliç, founder of cybersecurity company SwordSec, said he found over 1,300 internet-exposed TeslaMate dashboards on the internet, likely made public by mistake, allowing anyone to access the person’s Tesla data stored inside without needing a password. TeslaMate is an open-source

Beat-driven puzzler Lumines Arise will overload your senses on November 11

Fans of music-driven puzzlers loved 2018's block-dropping puzzle game Tetris Effect . The same publisher behind it, Enhance, revived another Tetris-inspired game called Lumines and created indie darling Lumines Remastered . Now Lumines is getting the full Enhance treatment a la Tetris Effect, in the form of Lumines Arise, a new title set to be released on November 11. We got a chance to go hands-on with the music-driven, block-dropping puzzle game earlier this summer. The game's sensory-rich ef

Pixel owners just got a big surprise with Android 16 - what's new

Joseph Maldonado/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Lock screen widgets are returning to Android The feature is available now in beta for Pixel owners A public rollout is expected in December The latest Android beta is here, and it quietly dropped a pretty big surprise for Pixel owners. I've known for a while that widgets are returning to the Android lock screen, but they're officially back with Android 16 QPR2. Widgets are a staple of custo

SSL certificate requirements are becoming obnoxious

I am responsible for approving SSL certificates for my company. I’ve developed a process over the past couple of years that works well. My stakeholders understand their roles and responsibilities and put up a minimal amount of fuss as I review and approve each cert. What started out as a quarterly or semi-monthly task has become a monthly-to-weekly task depending on when our certs are expiring. I appreciate the amount of trust put into certificates and understand that they are a critical compon

I've Been Running for Over 15 Years. These Are the Best Treadmills of 2025

The first thing I noticed about the NordicTrack Commercial 2450, NordicTrack's newest addition to its commercial treadmill series, is the touchscreen. It has a 22-inch HD touchscreen that resembles a desktop computer screen, so it's huge. It also tilts and pivots so you can adjust it for different uses, like if you want to take workout classes on the floor. The treadmill itself is also on the bigger side since it's a commercial treadmill, but it does fold up using its easylift assist feature, so

Video platform Kick investigated over streamer's death

Video platform Kick investigated over streamer's death French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the Australian video platform Kick over the death of a content creator during a livestream. Raphaël Graven - also known as Jean Pormanove - was found dead in a residence near the city of Nice last week. He was known for videos in which he endured apparent violence and humiliation. The Paris prosecutor said the investigation would look into whether Kick "knowingly" broadcast "videos of

The Pixel Watch 4 doesn’t fix a longtime Fitbit problem, and I hate it

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Google unveiled the new and improved Pixel Watch 4, yet one of my long-standing asks remains unanswered: true multi-device support. With AI coaching arriving in October, I’d love to see Fitbit allow more than one active device per user. When brands like Garmin and Apple handle this seamlessly, its absence is starting to feel less like an oversight and more like a conscious trade-off. If you could use a Fitbit along with the Pixel Watch, would you do that? 104

Easily switch from Spotify to Apple Music in the US; Spotify DMs

Earlier this year, we saw an Apple Music tool intended to make it easier to switch from Spotify, and that tool is now available in more countries, including the US. But wait! Are you sure you really want to do that when Spotify has just rolled out its very latest feature? Direct messages … Spotify to Apple Music transfer tool First seen in beta last year, Apple started a slow roll out of the transfer tool this year, beginning with Australia and New Zealand. The feature has now come to the US

Tech’s Heavy Hitters Are Spending Big to Ensure a Pro-AI Congress

Much of the American public is dubious to neutral when it comes to artificial intelligence. A recent poll found that 71 percent of Americans were concerned about the technology “permanently” displacing human workers. Since we ostensibly live in a democracy, you’d think that would be bad news for the AI industry; unfortunately, many of the folks who are central to our economy are all-in. What do you do when you can’t win in the court of public opinion? The next best thing is to work the refs, a

Frontier buys $31M worth of antacids for the ocean

Frontier, the carbon removal clearinghouse founded by Google, Strip, Shopify, and others, announced today that it is buying 115,208 metric tons of carbon removal credits from geoengineering startup Planetary in a deal worth $31.2 million. Where most Frontier deals to date have bought carbon from startups specializing in direct air capture, enhanced weathering, or bioenergy with carbon capture, the organization’s agreement with Planetary is its first to do so by enhancing ocean alkalinity. The

Open the pod bay doors, Claude

It’s a well-worn trope in science fiction. We see it in Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. It’s the premise of the Terminator series, in which Skynet triggers a nuclear holocaust to stop scientists from shutting it down. Those sci-fi roots go deep. AI doomerism, the idea that this technology—specifically its hypothetical upgrades, artificial general intelligence and super-intelligence—will crash civilizations, even kill us all, is now riding another wave. The weird thing is th

Some Pixels are bricked and Google apparently won’t help revive them

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A Redditor has claimed that many owners of older Pixel phones are suffering from bricked devices. The problem purportedly occurs after switching slots, flashing certain ROMs, downgrading the OS, or installing the June 2025 update. Google is apparently refusing to provide recovery bootloader images to fix the issue. Tinkering with Android phones has become an increasingly complex endeavor, as phone brands and Google step up software protections. Unfortuna

It’s time for Google to address this major Play Store issue

Karandeep Singh / Android Authority Google’s Play Store has a serious problem, and it’s something that’s a big source of frustration for me. While many apps on the Play Store offer subscriptions, I find it nearly impossible to figure out the exact price before I download them. Google makes it clear that an app offers “in-app purchases” right on the main page, but it never gives me the crucial pricing information I need. This might seem like a small issue, but for me, it matters a lot. Price is

Galaxy S25 FE US price leaks, and there’s good news

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung Galaxy S25 FE pricing for the US may have leaked online. The phone is tipped to start at $649.99 for the 128GB model, while the 256GB variant is listed at $709.99 This would be in line with the Galaxy S24 FE’s US price. The Samsung Galaxy S25 FE is expected to launch soon, and we’ve already seen a steady stream of leaks. We’ve also seen some price leaks, and it looks like we’ve now got apparent US pricing too. Don’t want to miss the best from An

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Apple @ Work Podcast: Device security vs identity management in the enterprise

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US threatens extra tariffs, export bans, for nations that regulate Big Tech

+COMMENT US president Donald Trump has threatened to impose extra tariffs on imports from any nation that dares to regulate American technology companies. Trump took to Truth Social on Monday evening to declare “As the President of the United States, I will stand up to Countries that attack our incredible American Tech Companies.” “Digital Taxes, Digital Services Legislation, and Digital Markets Regulations are all designed to harm, or discriminate against, American Technology. They also, outr

Teletext in North America

>>> 2025-08-25 teletext in north america (PDF) I have an ongoing fascination with "interactive TV": a series of efforts, starting in the 1990s and continuing today, to drag the humble living room television into the world of the computer. One of the big appeals of interactive TV was adoption, the average household had a TV long before the average household had a computer. So, it seems like interactive TV services should have proliferated before personal computers, at least following the logic t

Dangerous Advice for Software Engineers

I’m a big fan of “sharp tools”. These are tools that are powerful enough to be hugely helpful or harmful, depending on how they’re used. Most forms of direct production access are in this category: like ssh or kubectl, or a read-write prod SQL console. It’s also possible to give “dangerous advice”. Dangerous advice is dangerous because (like sharp tools) it takes competence and judgment to use well. Giving the wrong person dangerous advice is like giving the wrong person production SQL access -

US EV Sales Are Booming—for Now

In March, President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared on the lawn of the White House to show off a line of electric vehicles, transforming, for a moment, the commander in chief into the car salesman in chief. Five months later, Musk and Trump are no longer on friendly terms, the red Tesla that Trump purchased during that appearance has left the White House grounds, and the president signed into law earlier this summer what was known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, which yanks federal